WELL · 42-071-02638 · DISTRICT 3
Trinity Bay State Unit No. 1 #72
Chambers County · Trinity Bay (Frio 1) field · Vertical
Trinity Bay State Unit NO. 1 #72 (API 42-071-02638) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged November 6, 1988, last operated by Galveston Bay Operating CO LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1988, permitted to 8,604 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Galveston Bay Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Marg., Frio.
Operator of record
Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (828) 817-7260
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jan 13, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,604
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1988
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1982
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 6, 1988
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341308-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jan 12, 1988 | Jan 13, 1988 | — | 8,604 |
| 170942-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Sep 3, 1982 | Sep 3, 1982 | — | 8,604 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 6,070 | -6,053 |
| Marg. | 6,904 | -6,887 |
| Frio | 7,056 | -7,039 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,466 | 7,470 | Perforated |
| 7,479 | 7,483 | Perforated |
| 7,552 | 7,562 | Perforated |
| 7,556 | 7,566 | Perforated |
| — | 7,063 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.75 | 116 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,025 | 15 | 850 S |
| 2.875 | 8,600 | 9.625 | 330 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1989 | Dec 19, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 11, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-071-02638 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-02638 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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